In practice, the United Kingdom High Commissioner to New Zealand is appointed concurrently as Governor of Pitcairn, and the responsibility for the administration of the island is accordingly vested in him and is discharged by him and officers subordinate to him.
En la práctica, el Alto Comisionado del Reino Unido en Nueva Zelandia es nombrado al mismo tiempo Gobernador de Pitcairn y, en consecuencia, se le confiere la responsabilidad de administrar la isla, que es ejercida por él y sus subordinados.